Home / 25,061-51,712

Finding the Third Proportional to 25,061 and 51,712

Calculator

Solution

The third proportional to 25,061 and 51,712 is: 106,704.88

Step by Step Solution

  1. Step 1: Write the proportion equation
    25,061 : 51,712 = 51,712 : x
  2. Step 2: Convert to fraction form
    25,061/51,712 = 51,712/x
  3. Step 3: Cross multiply
    25,061x = 51,712 × 51,712
  4. Step 4: Simplify right side
    25,061x = 2,674,130,944
  5. Step 5: Solve for x
    x = 2,674,130,944/25,061
  6. Step 6: Final answer
    x = 106,704.88

Related Problems

Find third proportional to 12,530.50 and 25,856
Half scale
Find third proportional to 50,122 and 103,424
Double scale
Find third proportional to 25,063 and 51,716
Similar ratio
Find third proportional to 37,591.50 and 77,568
1.5x scale

Why These Related Problems?

These problems maintain the same ratio (2.06) or explore similar proportional relationships. Practicing with related ratios helps build understanding of proportional relationships.